Dean's Introduction      Curriculum

The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts offers programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Undergraduate programs lead to the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree or the Certificate of Fine Arts. Graduate programs lead to the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree or the Advanced Certificate of Fine Arts.

Performer-Composer (Upper-division BFA, MFA)
    with a specialization in
    African American Improvisational Music (MFA only)

Composition (BFA, MFA)
    with a specialization in
    Experimental Sound Practices (MFA only)

Jazz (BFA, MFA)

Programs in Performance
African Music and Dance (MFA only)
Balinese and Javanese Music and Dance (MFA only)
Brass (BFA, MFA)
Guitar (BFA, MFA)
Harp Program (BFA, MFA)
North Indian Music (MFA only)
Percussion (BFA, MFA)
Piano/Keyboard (BFA, MFA)
    with a specialization in
    Collaborative Keyboard (MFA only)
Strings (BFA, MFA)
Voice (BFA, MFA)
Winds (BFA, MFA)
World Music (BFA only)
World Percussion (MFA only)

Music Technology (BFA only)

Musical Arts (BFA only)